Number11 said...

Number11 at 12:51 PM JST - 4th February

It it were my website, I'd have a section for member photos. All of the photos would have a black box over the eyes. Then, a list of new members on the front page... but there would never be any new members. Maybe some sports and self-improvement stories, like maybe...…

Posted in Japan’s unpopular men and women boycott love at 12:51 PM JST - 4th February
Number11 at 12:31 PM JST - 4th February

I sit in the silver seats because I have silver hair, or what's left of it anyway. As someone likely older than most of you here, I'd just like to say...

Get off my lawn and stay out of my seat!

Posted in Tokyo Metro at 12:31 PM JST - 4th February
Number11 at 11:32 AM JST - 3rd February

The blood-type thing is all pretty harmless, though. People aren't dying from blood-type genocides.

We all know that horoscopes are much more accurate, since it's based on real science.

Posted in In Japan, you are what your blood type is at 11:32 AM JST - 3rd February
Number11 at 12:17 PM JST - 2nd February

I really hate these newbie in Japan articles.

"I’m petite, professional, outgoing and American. It shouldn’t be that hard, right?"

Excuse me, but where is the rule that says being outgoing or American is attractive? That sounds like code for obnoxiously loud and bossy, possibly a drama queen, requiring unreasonable…

Posted in Dating in Tokyo is pretty easy—if you’re not looking for a single guy at 12:17 PM JST - 2nd February
Number11 at 12:00 PM JST - 2nd February

You've never heard of US forces executing prisoners? The were very few Japanese prisoners not just because many refused to surrender. Many did indeed surrender (just like all of Japan surrendered), but they were shot and never taken prisoner. The policy was to take limited prisoners who might be interrogated,…

Posted in NPO finds document listing about 6,000 Japanese POWs at 12:00 PM JST - 2nd February
Number11 at 10:23 AM JST - 2nd February

Anyone else have the old The Guess Who song "American Woman" swirling around in their head after reading this?

American woman, stay away from me

American woman, mama let me be

Don't come hare hanging around my door

I don't want to see your face no more

*I got more…

Posted in Dating in Tokyo is pretty easy—if you’re not looking for a single guy at 10:23 AM JST - 2nd February
Number11 at 11:58 AM JST - 1st February

I gave a speech in front of yokohama station today. I pledged to take their money and give it osaka to help the global economy. I clearly expressed my determination to bring peace to the planet and prosperity to everyone by using my superhero philosophy of "Just talking about a…

Posted in Aso, in Davos speech, pledges $17 bil for Asia to help counter economic crisis at 11:58 AM JST - 1st February
Number11 at 01:15 PM JST - 31st January

The headline is incorrect. Jobless foreigners are just public-relations fodder in this scheme.

It should read: Gov't compiles financial support plan to hire more Japanese workers and contract more Japanese firms.

I bet they spend 1-oku yen on a silly website that shows jobless foreigners hopping around like dancing bunnies…

Posted in Gov't compiles financial support plan for jobless foreigners at 01:15 PM JST - 31st January
Number11 at 12:25 PM JST - 29th January

That leaves 1,724 other people who aren't mentioned.

Shouldn't this story be that pedestrian deaths outnumbered passenger deaths, and traffic deaths for drivers, passengers and pedestrians are almost equally split at one-third each?

Posted in Pedestrians become chief victims of road accident deaths in 2008 at 12:25 PM JST - 29th January
Number11 at 03:05 PM JST - 26th January

I certainly hope that Terrie is right about the economy turning around in 2010 or 2011, but I have absolutely no idea what would cause him to have such optimism. Optimism about products or plans that you have control over are natural, but nothing governments do will improve the economy.…

Posted in Is now a good time to start a business? at 03:05 PM JST - 26th January